After a controversial loss in his first world title shot in May, Ryota Murata has publicly adopted an "it-happens-when-it-happens" attitude about his potential rematch against the same opponent.
Now, it will happen. He has earned another shot, perhaps quicker than many thought.
Olympic gold medalist Murata ...

WBA president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza said Sunday that he will order a rematch of the middleweight title fight between Ryota Murata and Hassan N'Dam after the bout ended in controversy.
A night after N'Dam won a split decision over the London Olympic gold medalist, Mendoza ...

Britain's world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been drinking and using cocaine to help him deal with depression, he told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview released on Tuesday.
"I've been out drinking, Monday to Friday to Sunday, and taking cocaine. I can't deal ...

Kazuto Ioka, the WBA flyweight champion, knocked out sixth-ranked Keyvin Lara in the 11th round to successfully defend his belt for the third time in a world title doubleheader on Wednesday.
Ioka, who last year in April became the fastest boxer in the world to ...

The WBA on Thursday ordered super flyweight champion Kohei Kono to defend his title against interim champ Luis Concepcion.
The sanctioning body has given the two sides 30 days to agree to a fight. Kono won the belt in March 2014, and has successfully defended ...

Japanese boxing great Takashi Uchiyama looked motivated on Wednesday as he made his final preparations to defend his WBA super featherweight belt for the 11th time against Nicaragua's Oliver Flores at Ota General City Gymnasium on Thursday.
One of the major reasons for this is ...

Kazuto Ioka will defend his WBA light flyweight title for a third time against fourth-ranked Nicaraguan Felix Alvarado, his gym said Wednesday.
The fight will take place at Osaka's Bodymaker Colosseum on Dec. 31. WBA minimumweight champion Ryo Miyazaki, who is looking to move up ...